What is the mission of the church? To whom did God entrust the gospel commission? Do our choices impact the outcome or destiny of souls? What did Jesus do to equip us for this task? What does it mean to witness? What exactly do we bear witness of? Should a Christian be a secondary source? How does the Bible use the symbolism of light and darkness? These questions and many others are explored in this week's lesson.
What will God's kingdom be like? Will there be potential for the sin problem to rise up again? What does God do in the lives imperfect people? Will the saved have to obey God's law throughout eternity? Is it even possible to obey God? What does the New Covenant tell us about the kingdom of God? This week we explore these topics.
What does the Bible say about God's end time church and the law? How will God's called out people relate to the law? What are the characteristics of God's end time church? How do we know who is part of the remnant? How are conditions from Noah's time similar to our time today? How can we see the truths of law, grace, faith and salvation played out in both eras? These questions and more are answered in this week's study.
God chose spiritual leaders from the, seemingly, most unqualified followers. Why? What made them the best choice? How did Jesus go about choosing the apostles who would lead His church? How should we choose spiritual leaders today? How did Jesus prepare His apostles for the challenges ahead, and what might that say about how our spiritual leaders should be prepared? We explore these themes in this week's lesson.
What did it mean to make disciples of all nations? Are there any ethnic groups that God doesn't care for? How do our prejudices and biases help or hinder the work of the gospel? What approach did Jesus use to reach the nations? How did Jesus answer the question of whom we should consider our neighbor? How should Christians answer this same question today? This week we take a look at discipling the nations with the gospel.
Dr. Tasker joins live as we discuss the seven Churches of Revelation. What do the messages to the 7 churches reveal to Christians today? What problems are depicted in these churches and what help does Jesus offer to address these problems? How is Jesus introduced to each church? What approach does He use to commend and rebuke them? In what ways are we like each of the churches or in danger of making similar choices? This week we look a the Great Controversy through the seven churches as Satan attacks the church from within.
John Spellman preaches on the 7th church of Revelation. What is Jesus' message to the church of our time? How does Jesus introduce Himself to the church of our time in a unique manner that addresses the unique problems and challenges of today? Jesus: the amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God calls the church to recognize its true condition. As a forest of trees would be unstable and unsafe if each of those trees was not rooted in the soil, so today God's people must be rooted in Jesus and anchored in truth.
What was the relationship between Peter, Jesus, and the church? How should we understand Jesus' words that upon the rock would he build his church? Who was this rock? Protestants and Catholics have long debated this passage but what secrets do the Greek manuscripts hold that make the matter more clear? In this study John Spellman goes into depth explaining the passage Matthew 16:18 in a way you may never have heard before. Why does it matter who Jesus is to us? Why is it important that we see Him as the rock?
This quarter we focus on the role of the church in the community. In what way was man created in the image of God? What was lost because of sin? How does the mission of Jesus seek to restore what was lost? What role does the church plan in the restoration process? How does Satan seek to prevent this? What promises did God make about restoration? What role does humanity play in the process? How does this tie-into what Jesus accomplished on the cross?